The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1887-06-29

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tend the Williamson Institute.
,,,. MOUNT HILL, June "a, 1887.
and Donnld's, you will find MS. AS to the
name: From thirty-three To perhaps sixty
years ago there lived near here O fine Irish
gentleman. &c MAJ. John Donald, who petition:
ed for post office and called II MOUNT HIP
after place In Ireland, wel-known by Irish
men as large annual fair was held there.
He had the post office at his house long
above Abbeville Court House, the people
from Long Cane, Due West and to the Salu-
da getting their mail twice week. In time
nnoT Law forbade orr S post office 70 be of public
and In about mile of the present village OF
Donald's, which place derives its name from
this excellent g gfntlemen and his worthy des-
Barmore were then selling goods ct Stony
Point where the widow Blain now lives.
They petitioned for and secured the post OF.
flee, In time moving It and store further up.
about half mile, to what was once known as
Rarinore,s Turn Out. Here with public
gin, blacksmith shop, store and post office,
was about the most public place; Mr.. Enocii
Barmore, son OF Mr.. William Barmore, kind
and liberal. hearted man, rarely going In to
his dinner without invited company and as
his good wife AUNT Sallie" once remarked:
%S She N never aver knew who she was cooking for;
In time the Greenville & Columbia Railroad
came-a wonderful thing in those; days-Sand
TINS state OF affairs continued. trains stopping
tages, good school and Greenville (Presby-
terian) church near by, mineral spring, etc,
town would be built up. In time Mr.. Enoch
perhsp ea keS M %sSa yes9s
old. "Tines change, and men change with
good old days as mount, Hill" lives only in
But the name is retained in tho school. house
" miles below towards Hodges.
The mineral spring, quite noted in Time
can testify. 1t is hard by the railroad track
4 mile above the old homestead at Mount
Hill where now reside Mr.. James Barmore
and family, and his sister Miss Jane, who Of
children, signed "Olive." We visited the
spring lately, and 1t is as years ago. We were
once sitting by the Williamson spring when
young countryman came up with look Of
and with triumphant look turned to his
companion and remarked: 'They never put
as much Of that stuff in here this time as
tother time when drunk here" This Is not
the case at Barmore's. It's mineral is always
| the same. .<-..' -}lEE
The crops are fine about Mount Hill; each
farmer claiming the best crops for this season
Pres. Shirley and D. s. Jones boasted Of cot
ton blooms the 18th and 10th. We heard that
Mr.. Wis. Sharp had blooms week earlier.
He and Mr.. G. B. Riley are among the leading
neighbors as to what I know about farm
ing" Mr.. Bas. Davis, the 23rd, had four
blooms OH one stalk. He has two plants In
They look like young banana plants, and he
named th EN- because wild goose flew over
| the place early this year, and he can only at
TO
beautiful plants, and quite number Of per-
sons have gone to see them and often asked
for one of them. Uncle Bass has twenty
two bee gums from which he has taken sew;
eral hundred pounds of the finest OF honey"
| He Is whole-soued man, and likes for his
friends TO come in and help him eat honey.
creek and Saluda River, John Hill found q
bee tree In fine poplar sixty feet from the
ground-many persons have seen 1T since on
VIM. Henry Moore's land. I hear he Offers
to sell the tree, bees and honey for $500, or
give the latter to any one who will cut the
tree and haul the stock to the saw mill. This
is good year for honey and many eyes have
less les wit within ina rich store Who % will take III
| The small grain crop has about all been cut
and wheat threshed In this section, yield
There have been three threshers at work, and
| 1t was "camc, saw and conqered" in short or
der with the crop. The grain was plump and
good, bat dreadful waste Of 1t before IT, gets
| into bread. However, as the bashful sWatn'S
attempted praise Of his sweetheart's supper:
ats very good, what there Is Of It."
Mr.. II. r. Blackwell Is one Of our best farm
ers. He makes things move. It Is interest
| in at, and caused the death OF more fish, tur-
| ties and snakes than any man perhaps In the
country. He has been bitten often by mocca-
sins and other snakes. His idea OF 1t is, II IL
bleeds freely there is not so much danger. As
for turtles, he can track and find one, II about,
to certainty. He can equal an otter for fish.
diving down and re.appearing after painful
lapse OF time, often with one In each hand,
| and one I'm his mouth. AS scores have wit
messed this feat, it Is an over true fish story.
| He says suckers will allow one TO rub them
under the water like cat, even allowing q
finger inserted lie their mouth, and Will suck
1t: but when you try to grasp them to bring
them out, unless firm and quick, "they ain't
there"
many to the square mile as anywhere. Fine
Sunday schools, at Turkey Creek church, at
Saluda Grove, near Wares Shoals, sugerin.
church by NJ. B. MCGEE, an old veteran In the
Sunday School work, in his 30th year with
| this school; Mr.. Bramlett about half as long
| IN the good cause. In the Nation, Cedar
Grove, by Frank Morrison: At Mount Hill
two last by E. G. Rice. The people generally
are in these schools; they numbering from
All were delighted with the picnic held
here June 3rd, and much talk OF having an
other this summer to which you, Mr.. Editor,
will certainly be invited.
Mr. Rice will close his school ere long at
Mount Hill. He expects to attend the Teach
ers' Institute at Williamson July !l-2S, hay-
Ing engaged boarding from his friend Rev.
D. w. Hot several weeks age ToT that fa Pur-
pose. MOUNT hill. =